The Queen Mother fainted.

The Cining Palace was immediately thrown into chaos.

At that time, Emperor Jingming was teasing Jixiang in the Yangxin Palace.

There were endless memorials to deal with every day. Ever since the day when the notebook hidden in the pile of memorials was almost discovered by his ministers and sons, Emperor Jingming temporarily gave up this hobby.

Therefore, the mood is more likely to be depressed, and teasing Jixiang is undoubtedly a good way to adjust the mood.

"Good luck, eat dried fish."

The fat cat looked at the dried fish that was as long as the little finger in Emperor Jingming's hand, walked over gracefully, took the dried fish away, and left his owner with an embarrassed look on his face.

Emperor Jingming wiped his hands with a handkerchief and sighed angrily.

That was clearly not the case that day.

The scene of Jixiang tilting his head and meowing at him that day has been lingering in Emperor Jingming's mind, but Jixiang is still the same Jixiang.

It seems that it is time to summon General Xiaotian to the palace.

Jixiang seemed to sense his master's despicable thoughts, and shouted at Emperor Jingming twice in anger, leaving no trace of him.

There were hurried footsteps.

Emperor Jingming glanced at Pan Hai, who had a heavy expression on his face, and immediately stopped teasing the cat.

No need to ask, something's happening again!

"What happened?"

Pan Hai bent his waist, not daring to raise his head: "Reporting to the emperor, the queen mother has fainted--"

Emperor Jingming's head buzzed, and without asking any further questions, he hurried to the Cining Palace.

Pan Hai sighed quietly, wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurried to catch up.

"The Emperor has arrived—"

Emperor Jingming walked in with a gloomy face and asked Nanny Chang, who was standing in the front and bowing to him, "Where is the Queen Mother?"

Nanny Chang trembled and said, "In the inner room—"

Emperor Jingming walked past Nanny Chang without stopping.

The Queen Mother had already been placed on the bed, and the doctor who had rushed over was taking her pulse.

When he saw Emperor Jingming coming in, Doctor Yu wanted to stand up and salute, but he stopped him with a wave of his hand.

After watching for a while, Emperor Jingming returned to the hall and asked about the whole story: "Why did the Queen Mother faint?"

Nanny Chang knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "It was because of my mouth that the Empress Dowager was harmed--"

"What's going on?" Emperor Jingming asked in a sharp voice.

Nanny Chang lowered her head and wiped her tears, saying, "I went to Fude Temple to donate money for the empress dowager, and accidentally heard that Princess Rongyang had passed away..."

"Have you told the Queen Mother?"

"This slave deserves death—"

"You really deserve to die!" Emperor Jingming's face turned ashen, and it was rare for him to say something so harsh.

At this moment, he was so furious that he could hardly contain himself.

Before one crisis is over, another one arises. Is there any emperor who has as much trouble as he does?

The Queen Mother's voice came from inside: "Is the Emperor outside?"

When Emperor Jingming heard this, he didn't bother to argue with Nanny Chang and hurried inside.

"Mother, are you okay?" Emperor Jingming walked to the bed in two or three steps, sat down, and held the empress dowager's hand.

The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Jingming and smiled: "I am fine."

Even though he said this, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Why didn't the emperor tell me about Rongyang?"

Emperor Jingming lowered his eyes, feeling quite guilty: "It's all my son's fault. I am responsible for Rongyang's death——"

"No wonder Your Majesty, this is Rongyang's fate. I didn't teach him well, so it's me I who should be blamed..." The Queen Mother said, and finally couldn't hold back her tears.

Emperor Jingming felt more and more guilty, and hurriedly said: "Mother, please don't think so. It was my son who demoted Rongyang to a commoner in a fit of impulse, which caused her to have an unhappy end..."

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time, then asked, "If Rongyang was still the eldest princess, would Cui Xu let her go after hearing about her harming Su?"

This time, Emperor Jingming remained silent.

Cui Xu was not a man who sought to curry favor with powerful men. If it had not been for Gu and his mother, he would not have married Rong Yang.

Once a man like him knew that his beloved woman was harmed by Rong Yang, he would probably choose revenge regardless of Rong Yang's identity.

The Queen Mother smiled bitterly: "After all, Rongyang has a hard life. He forced himself to ask for things he shouldn't have asked for when he was young. It's also because Su gave birth to a daughter who is too capable——"

"Mother, it is filial piety for the Seventh Wife to stand up for your mother—" Emperor Jingming hurriedly defended Jiang Si.

The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Jingming and said calmly, "I have not accused Princess Yan of any wrongdoing."

Emperor Jingming hesitated.

The Queen Mother was obviously angry.

Rongyang's death was not to blame on the seventh wife, it was just the result of past actions. However, he could understand his mother's anger towards the seventh wife.

"When I close my eyes, I see you and Rongyang as children, one on my left and one on my right, listening to me reading to you..."

The Empress Dowager's eyes were moist, and Emperor Jingming's eyes were also moist.

After experiencing decades of imperial career, those memories of his youth were undoubtedly invaluable to Emperor Jingming.

If he was shocked, angry, and regretful when he first heard about Princess Rongyang's death, that was all. Princess Rongyang's repeated reckless behavior had long since worn away their brotherly love.

But now, facing his old mother with white hair and tears, Emperor Jingming felt deep regret.

He is the ruler of a country, the master of the Great Zhou. Even if Rongyang made a mistake, it doesn't matter. Letting her live well and accompany her mother to relieve her boredom is also a filial piety. But now——

"Your Majesty, please don't let me affect your mood. Rongyang's death can only be blamed on her evil thoughts and Cui Xu's cruelty. No one else can be blamed."

"Mother..." The Queen Mother's wise words made Emperor Jingming feel even more ashamed.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I understand, but I can't calm down for a while, especially when I think of the Seventh Master and his wife, I can't help but think of Rongyang's death——"

Emperor Jingming said without thinking, "My son will tell the seventh son not to let them come to you."

"Why bother? I'm not old and confused. It's wrong to anger them."

"Mother, please rest assured. Let Fuqing and Shisiduo accompany you in the future..."

Afterwards, Emperor Jingming gave some instructions to the doctor and warned everyone in Cining Palace before leaving.

"You all leave, Madam Chang stay."

With the Empress Dowager's protection, Emperor Jingming did not punish Nanny Chang.

After everyone else left, the Queen Mother asked Nanny Chang, "Didn't you ask the identities of those two women?"

"I didn't ask any more questions."

The Queen Mother nodded, asked a few more questions, and then ordered Nanny Chang to leave.

The inner room soon became extremely quiet, with only the Queen Mother's lips slightly curled in a cold smile.

After leaving Cining Palace, Emperor Jingming did not return to Yangxin Palace, but went straight to Yu's study and ordered Pan Hai to summon Yu Jin to the palace.

Yu Jin arrived quickly and was scolded by Emperor Jingming as soon as he arrived.

Hearing Emperor Jingming swearing, Yu Jin curled his lips and mocked him.

It was really difficult for the emperor. Just to scold him, he had to dig up all the things about a gang fight that happened eight hundred years ago.

Emperor Jingming had almost finished scolding him, and said with a sullen face, "You act recklessly and without any regrets. Go back home and think about it carefully. Don't come to the palace to disturb others if there is nothing to do!"

"My son knows."

Yu Jian readily agreed without asking any more questions, so much so that Emperor Jingming felt like he was being scolded for nothing.

In the afternoon, the eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinlin Guards wants to see you."